10 code editors for Python programming

The best python code editors They are designed to make it easy for developers to code and debug programs. In this post we present 10 of the best code editors for Python program. Get to know these essential editors in depth:

1. atom 

Open source editor for macOs, Linux and Windows with plugin support written in Node.js embedding Git Control, multilanguage and developed by GitHub.

He is a very good editor although sometimes he can be a little slow in the loading times to open files or navigate between the different tabs, it still has a lot of potential and makes the developer's work easier.

2. GitHub Codespaces

It is a complete development environment hosted in the cloud. It is multilingual, it has a text editor with syntax highlighting and autocomplete, a terminal, debugging tools, and Git commands, all within GitHub. Visual Studio Code extensions can be installed in your codespace to add more functionality.

3. Visual Studio Code

It is a free, cross-platform, multi-language code editor. Optimized with support for development operations such as debugging, task execution and version control. Provides the tools necessary to quickly develop code, compile it, and debug it. You can work with Git and other SCM providers

4. Sublime Text 3 

It is a multi-language and cross-platform text editor. It allows syntax highlighting, is very customizable and lightweight, and even has a portable version. It is paid but it has a evaluation version without deadline.

5. Vim (Editor)

It is a cross-platform terminal editor, very configurable and stable, has modes, objects, verbs. Something complex for beginners but very fast once you master it.

6. IDLE (IDE)

IDLE (Integrated Development and Learning Environment) is the Python integrated development and learning environment, it can be installed on macOS, Unix and Windows. 

Have a error interpreter with colors for messages, autocomplete, smart indent, undo, find and replace within any window, etc.

7. Thonny

It is an integrated development environment more focused on learning and teaching. Aimed at people who want learn Python commands and sequences. It can be installed on Windows, Linux and macOs.

8. Spyder (IDE)

On its website we can read: “Spyder is a free and open source scientific environment written in Python, for Python, and designed by and for scientists, engineers and data analysts. It has a unique combination of advanced editing, analysis, debugging and profiling functionality “A comprehensive development tool with data exploration, interactive execution, deep inspection and beautiful visualization capabilities in a scientific package”

9. PyDev

PyDev is a Python IDE for Eclipse, which is can be used in Python, Jython and IronPython development. As features, it has integration with Django, Refactoring, debugger, interactive console and allows you to create a Google App Engine Python project, among others.

10. PyCharm (IDE)

It is a quite popular multi-platform and multi-language development environment for Python programming, it is free although it offers a paid version.

Allows access to PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server and other databases from the IDE itself, has fast code refactoring, Smart Code Navigation and provides smart search to jump to any file, symbol or class.

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